ULAANBAATAR!

Hello!

This morning, after recovering from a thoroughly memorable night out, we signed the van over to the CDPF. They showed us examples of all the good work they do, which made the trip feel thoroughly worth while. Prehaps more importantly they gave us cheeseburgers and beer.

When cleaned up, the van looked surprisingly good - with the only major damage (visible) being the dent where I hit a post in Birmingham. Sorry CDPF. Also, the friont bumper was hanging off, but that was fixed in a few minutes. The inside wasn't too bad either, especially considering it had powersteering fluid, brake fluid, diesel, petrol, water and engine oil all over the floor and 5000 smashed mosquitoes on the walls. The only major problem it'll have is the transmission and clutch. We drove half of Mongolia using only 2nd and 4th gears, which would have done some damage. The warning lights on the dashboard have been lit up like christmas lights over the last week.

Some kids tried to pickpocket tom this morning but, using all the streetfighting skills he's learnt from the mean streets of Bromsgrove, he managed to fight them off.

We're going to go and stuff our faces with fast food now, so from an extremely proud (and quite hungover) Team Ghenghis Can't - goodbye! Wait out for an after action report and news of our exploits in China!

 Hazell.